Pictures - All from the scrap pile..... - I am definitely a scrap quilter and saver of scraps of all sizes... usually nothing less than an inch tho, thats pretty much my limit.... the colored strips finishes at 1/2 inch... I basically used the leftover scraps when i cut down my strip blocks that i made using phone book

It started so innocently... a conversation with Jamie and Anna.  We were talking about scraps and that led to string quilts.  I hadn't made one in years, Anna had never made one but wanted to, and Jamie had made one for her family and wanted to make another.  So... maybe an in-office sewing day after Christmas?   Vintage String Quilt.

I knuckled under and finished piecing the "Green Lover" quilt. A thin 1 1/2 inch red stop border followed by a 6 1/2 inch piano key bord...

String quilt, done with scraps - what else? - even the white (partly torn linen tablecloth) and the offwhite (cutoffs when I shortened curtains) . The light brown in the middle is leftover from a backing.

Hi, all! Are you having fun with your scraps this week?  I know I am!  Here's the latest blocks for my Long Time Gone  quilt... ...

Hi, all! Wow, it seems like a long time since I've written one of these posts!  I find that I now miss all the scrappiness - definite...

Hi, all! Fall is almost upon us, and with it the start of the "quilting season" - and if your scraps are piling up as much as mine are, ...

MY HOUSE! It has been an exciting time mail-wise of late, as you will see. I just can't help it, this is the most exciting mail of the year so far! I would venture to say that this is the most exciting mail of all of 2011 even though we're not halfway through. Really! Sarah's…

I woke up to snow this morning, so stayed home and shamelessly sewed all day. Here's what I completed.  It began last month, sewing scrap ...

Crazed: characterized by a network of fine cracks…. I’m naming my latest Island Batik challenge quilt “Crazed Diamonds”. I think that speaks well to both the crazy quilt heritage and the modern outcome of this quilt design. And possibly my wider quilting life too… 😛 Today’s post is really just a quick update to show … Continue reading "Crazed Diamonds Quilt Top Finished"

I have been making crumb blocks and finally decided on a pattern to show them off. Maple Island Quilts, BQ4. The crumb blocks are 8 1/2 inches. I...

Selvage projects are all the rage, so check out how Christine is using the NQ900 to convert selvages into a fun sewing project.

I can't help of think .... Waste Not ~ Want Not....   Scrappin..... and Paper Piecing......    Peaceful quiltin' 2014!

Strings Hop, a Sewing post from the blog Bumbleberry Stitches, written by Bumbleberry Stitches on Bloglovin’

Becky Describes Her Victories In Quilting With Crumbs And Strings Of Fabric.

Now that I've finished with my orphan tops I'm back to making Crumb Caos blocks. I think I have enough crumbs and odd-ball width strips to m...